Hrm. I guess feeling like you're somewhere else is the next best thing to actually being there... Out-of-body experience recreated (BBC NEWS) The visual viewpoint observations would seem to explain why first-person shooter (FPS) games are much more immersive...

Not exactly phoning in a correction to the record, he just wanted to make an observation or two. The real Wilbur speaks: "It is sad, but that's the jest of it. For the record, I did try everything that I could think of to convince them that the equipment...

I've always wanted an Alienware machine, I just could never justify pushing the button on a $5,000USD notebook computer after lustfully configuring every option imaginable... but I might not be able to resist buying one of these beauties. First quad-core...

In the immortal words of Scooby Doo, "Ruh-roh." Robot wars are a reality (Guardian Unlimited) I love robotics. I love AI. In theory. In the lab. I love good intentions, too, despite the fact that the Road to Hell® is paved with them. Ready for prime time...

You can't tell us the day before and expect us to make travel arrangements to be present in Redmond for something like this... Halo 3 Preview on the IMAX (Bungie.net) That's not fair!! I'm looking for additional petition signers in Houston to bring this...

When one of my mates in MDM asked me last week if I was going to buy a Halo-branded car, I thought he was just talkin' crazy. He wasn't. From Cars to Colas, Here Comes 'Halo 3' but I'm not sure that I could get a new vehicle past the Mrs. even if it did...

He could've just said, "Go read Itzik Ben-Gan's books." and been done with it... but then he wouldn't've been able to write this neat article. Heh. Good article, Remi. RBAR: 'Row By Agonizing Row' (Simple-Talk) Out of morbid curiosity, please answer the...

These are not the results that I was expecting when somebody on the browncoats distribution list emailed out the survey . In the immortal words of Malcolm Reynolds, "I'm shocked my own self." Which Serenity Character Are You? My Results. Dr. Simon Tam...

Besides being a good guy to work with, Jamie apparently moonlights as a Gadgeteer... (Well, maybe John is the Gadgeteer and Jamie's morphed into a program manager.) Announcing SQL Server Monitor Gadget for Windows Vista Sidebar (SSIS Junkie) He'll probably...

I'm a big fan of XNA because it continues to fuel my life long dream of making video games for a living... Today's XNA Announcements - Xbox Live's Major Nelson My wife, however, is not as much a fan as I am. Something about cleaning out the garage and...

I've heard the expression, "can't hold her liquor" but she overdosed on a paltry seven expressos? Come on! Teenage girl rushed to hospital after overdosing on coffee (the Daily Mail) . I think secretly she was just sickened by lousy tasting coffee and...

Although I'm preparing for a more formal event for later this year (before SQL PASS, I hope!), there are a few Microsofties getting together informally for dinner tomorrow evening (Wednesday 08 August 2007). Erik Leaseburg (BizTalk Ranger) and myself...

First of all, fortunately for our shareholders (myself included!), I'm not in sales, technical or otherwise. Heh. Second, I consider Steve Jones (of SQLServerCentral.com fame) a good friend. So with the good sense of humor that one expects of such friends...

I would have to agree. It's the most fun set of challenges that I can imagine being paid to overcome... It’s Good to Be in Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing (TDWI) (Note: I didn't say "the most fun that I can imagine being paid to have" since...